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17 year old shot dead by US Police Officer
'Officer, what are you doing?': Cop shoots dead unarmed 17-year-old driving back from church basketball game after teen flashed his lights to signal fault with patrol car - Deven Guilford, 17, was pulled over by Sgt Jonathan Frost in February
- He had flashed the deputy because he believed his car beams were on
- During traffic stop, Guilford 'refused to co-operate with officer's orders'
- This led to altercation, during which teen was fatally shot seven times
- Now, relatives have filed suit against Frost and Eaton County, Michigan
- Comes four months after the officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing
- Moments leading up to shooting on M-43 filmed on Frost's body camera
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Originally posted by The Daily Mail
The devastated family of an unarmed teenage boy who was shot dead by a Michigan sheriff's deputy earlier this year after flashing his car lights at him has filed a lawsuit against the officer.
Deven Guilford, 17, was pulled over by Sgt. Jonathan Frost, of Eaton County Sheriff's Department, on a cold evening in February after flashing the officer because he believed his brights were on.
During the traffic stop, Guilford refused to put his hands behind his back or give Frost any official documents, leading to an altercation between them, according to county prosecutor Doug Lloyd.
This ended with Guilford lying dead in a snow-filled ditch, having been shot seven times by Frost.
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In photo: Sgt. Johnathan Frost, the officer who killed the 17 year old boy.
Video of the event happening:
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Originally posted by The Daily Mail
Guilford had just finished playing a game of basketball at a local church and was driving to his girlfriend's home in her 2010 Ford Focus on the M-43 near Mulliken at around 8.30pm when he passed by Frost, an eight-year veteran on the force who was driving a new patrol car.
Believing the officer's bright lights were on, the teenager flashed him. He was one of at least three motorists to flash Frost, implying his vehicle had 'improperly bright or misaimed' lights, the suit says.
Guilford was subsequently pulled over by Frost and asked for identifying documents.
However, he allegedly refused to give the officer his driver's license - which was actually at his girlfriend's house - as well as his registration or his proof of insurance, Lloyd told the Press.
Frost then pulled the teenager out of his car and told him to lie on his stomach on the ground, which Guilford did. However, when he was asked to put his hands behind his back, he refused to do so.
Seconds later, Frost fired his stun gun into Guilford, but it was not completely effective, it is reported.
An 'altercation' that apparently occurred, which resulted in Frost shooting dead Guilford.
Footage captured on the teenager's cell phone and Frost's body camera shows the officer approaching Guilford's car, before telling him: 'Trust me, I did not have [my bright lights] on.'
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